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Greg, you seem to be the brains here, this is my first time here, so I will do my best! For about a month now there has been no problem for limewire to connect, but now all of a sudden it won't!! It's been about an hour now and still no connection! I had checked the F&Q's and they said the longer you stay online with Limewire the quicker the connection will become! Sometimes it connects but most of the time it takes a long time to do so. Today has been the worst though, it just won't connect! VERY FRUSTRATING!!!!! I looked at some of the other threads, but I'm not a brain at a lot of this lingo, I need very specific answers! PLEASE HELP!!!

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Greg last posted on this thread in 2001 -- you could be waiting awhile -- in the meantime I'll see if I can help you -- In Limewire Links (below) click on (system details) and fill in as much as you can and post back here
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I was checking out your links, and I tried the one that you hit disconnect and wait five mins. and then hit connect! I don't know if it was just lucky, but it worked in a little bit after I reconnected! THANKS a million!!!! I hope it continues to work!
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I was checking out your links, and I tried the one that you hit disconnect and wait five mins. and then hit connect! I don't know if it was just lucky, but it worked in a little bit after I reconnected! THANKS a million!!!! I hope it continues to work!
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THANK YOU! Kind words from real "BRAINS" are well appreciated!! I copied and pasted a couple of your threads for easy access if needed!

Also I just opened Limewire and it connected immediately!!! Unbelievable!!! It's great to be connected once more! But in case I do have any more problems I know who I can turn to!

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I have not been able to connect for a little over a week now. Tonight I purchased Limewire PRO and installed it thinking that may fix the problem. Now I still cannot connect. HELP!!!

1. OS version? XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows Firewall is OFF McAfee is set to allow.
3. How much ram? 2 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 180 GB
5. Connection type? DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Speedstream DSL Modem
7. Where are you trying to connect from? HOME
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LIMEWIRE 4.16.7 PRO Java 1.6.0_03
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? SBC
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? I RECEIVED YOUR TEST WORKED
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? NOPE
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. NEW PROBLEM FOR USER
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? NOPE
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? N/A
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? McCAFEE
16. What country are you living in? UNITED STATES
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I used to be able to open limewire, but now it says: it might be a firewall blocking the internet connection or a loopback connection. I've tried it all including restoring my computer to an earlier date. Help
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I have not been able to connect for a little over a week now. Tonight I purchased Limewire PRO and installed it thinking that may fix the problem. Now I still cannot connect. HELP!!!

1. OS version? XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows Firewall is OFF McAfee is set to allow.
3. How much ram? 2 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 180 GB
5. Connection type? DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Speedstream DSL Modem
7. Where are you trying to connect from? HOME
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LIMEWIRE 4.16.7 PRO Java 1.6.0_03
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? SBC
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? I RECEIVED YOUR TEST WORKED
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? NOPE
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. NEW PROBLEM FOR USER
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? NOPE
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? N/A
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? McCAFEE
16. What country are you living in? UNITED STATES
Hi sabruce01 In Limewire Links (below) click on (If LW will not connect) and go through these fixes -- if still no good try the link (connection problems) let us know how you got on with these fixes.
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All I did was go into:
Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services
and in Services I enabled Universal Plug and Play and Wam Bam Kapow.
All the sudden the little green bars started showing up and I was connected.

I hope this helps.
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VISTA, Avast anti-virus, LW stopped connecting last week...
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VISTA, Avast anti-virus, LW stopped connecting last week...
In Limewire Links (below) click on (If LW will not connect) and go through these fixes -- if still no good click on (Fixes for LW when LW isn't operating as it should) if after all this your problem remains click on (system details) fill in and post back here
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